Physician

Robert Hower

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Robert Hower (NPI: 1053407155) practices gastroenterology in the Erie, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Erie, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC (NPI: 1174520654; TIN: 251403958) and primary practice location at 16507-1423.

Hower's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 528 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,980 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $154,734 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 45380 (Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope). Part D data shows 1,625 prescription claims across 834 beneficiaries totaling $454,386 in drug costs, led by Creon (Lipase/Protease/Amylase). Open Payments data shows 37 records totaling $891. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $245,160 to $454,386. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	524	1,129	$127,761
2016	532	1,097	$113,394
2017	557	1,395	$129,734
2018	641	3,894	$194,506
2019	569	3,756	$229,709
2020	521	5,736	$210,263
2021	561	5,647	$191,279
2022	554	4,771	$173,946
2023	574	4,981	$180,579
2024	528	3,980	$154,734

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	427	1,313	$245,160
2016	467	1,407	$151,874
2017	512	1,347	$138,380
2018	544	1,188	$154,803
2019	533	1,127	$123,845
2020	479	940	$281,909
2021	355	810	$259,337
2022	551	1,113	$354,118
2023	731	1,513	$504,206
2024	834	1,625	$454,386

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
45380	Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	160	161	$135
43248	Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope	48	50	$102
99222	Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	97	99	$98
43239	Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	123	124	$67
99232	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	93	132	$58

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Creon	Lipase/Protease/Amylase	18	392	$35,342
Mesalamine	Mesalamine	37	1,272	$22,204
Linzess	Linaclotide	22	1,140	$19,878
Mesalamine Dr	Mesalamine	18	940	$6,773
Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf	Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates	82	108	$5,603

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	37	$891	Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Robert Hower?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Robert Hower (NPI 1053407155), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Robert Hower have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Robert Hower?

Robert Hower is linked to REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES INC (billing NPI 1174520654) in the available physician profile data.

Does Robert Hower have Open Payments data?

Robert Hower has 37 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.